Soames

Soames or Somes is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Abraham Somes (1732–1819), American soldier from Maine
Arthur Granville Soames (1886–1962), English soldier, father of Christopher
Arthur Wellesley Soames, (1852–1934), British politician and architect, son of William Aldwin
A. Soames (fl. 1899–1902), South African cricket umpire
Christopher Soames, Baron Soames (1920–1987), British politician and governor of Rhodesia
Daniel E. Somes (1815–1888), American politician from Maine
David Soames, (born 1984), English footballer
Henry Soames (1843–1913), English cricketer, son of William Aldwin
Henry Soames (historian) (1785–1860), English clergyman and ecclesiastical historian
Jacqueline Soames (born 1968), British figure skater
Jane Soames (1900–1988), British-born author, translator, and historian
Joseph Somes (1787–1845), British shipowner and politician
Joseph Somes (1819–1871), British politician
Mary Soames, Baroness Soames (1922–2014), daughter of Winston Churchill, wife of Christopher
Michael Somes (1917–1994), English ballet dancer
Nicholas Soames (born 1948), British politician, son of Christopher
Rupert Soames (born 1959), British businessman, son of Christopher
Sally Soames (1937–2019), British newspaper photographer
Scott Soames (born 1946), American philosopher
Wendy Ellis Somes, British ballet producer and former ballerina
William Aldwin Soames, founder of Brighton College, father of Arthur Wellesley, Henry and William
William Soames (1850–1916), English cricketer, son of William Aldwin

Fictional

Captain Soames, police captain in 1992 horror movie Sleepwalkers
Dudley Soames, the real name of the supervillain Torque of the DC Comics Nightwing
"Enoch Soames", a short story by the British writer Max Beerbohm
Hilton Soames, a character in The Adventure of the Three Students, a Sherlock Holmes story by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
John Soames, title character of The Mind of Mr. Soames, a 1970 British film
Soames Forsyte, protagonist of The Forsyte Saga
Tildie Soames, a mutant in the Marvel Universe
Characters in the British soap opera Coronation Street:
- Alison Soames, Kirsty Soames mother
- Edwin Soames, Kirsty Soames' father
- Kirsty Soames

Somes Bar, California , an unincorporated community in Siskiyou County, California, United States
Matiu / Somes Island, in Wellington Harbour, New Zealand
Somes Sound, a body of water running deep into Mount Desert Island, Maine, United States